| Characteristic | Tree cover loss in thousand hectares |
|---|---|
| Commodity driven deforestation | 1,629.1 |
| Shifting agriculture | 954.5 |
| Forestry | 213.69 |
| Wildfire | 5.82 |
| Urbanization | 1.58 |
| Unknown | 1.37 |
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Region
Brazil
Survey time period
2023
Special properties
Values based on original tree cover density greater than 30 percent in 2000
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide a release date. The date given is the date of website access.
Includes all vegetation taller than five meters. Forest loss means mortality or removal of trees due to various factors, and does not associate with deforestation only.
Loss from shifting agriculture can be associated to small and medium scale, temporary or permanent deforestation. Meanwhile, loss from commodity-driven deforestation refers to large-scale deforestation linked primarily to commercial agricultural expansion.
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